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Old Mar 19, 2005 | 07:50 PM
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I've been working for 8 hours trying to get my transmission back in. I have checked and re-checked the splines in the input shaft. i've connected, disconnected and bled the slave. The closest i can get the tranny to the bell housing is 1 1/2 inches. It just won't go on any further, even with 4 guys pushing on it. i've got a large jack towards the rear and have raised and lowered it many times. All the bolt holes are lined up. My clutch is perfectly lined up.. i don't know what else to do.
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Old Mar 19, 2005 | 08:20 PM
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Have you tried turning the motor over a little by hand & see if that helps while it is in 1 1/2 away?
Maybe start some bolts to help. Something has to be off alittle.
Did you replace the pilot bearing? Was this just a clutch R&R?
You may have to re-align your clutch disc to get it in there.
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Old Mar 19, 2005 | 08:26 PM
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Pilot bearing, did you repalce it did you damage it is it in straight?
CLucth dis is it the right disk, are you sure, will the disk by itself fit on the input shaft
is there any plugs hose ect hangin blocking the bellhousing?
Is th flywheel tight.
Dont use bolts to pluu it in thats a good way to crak your bellhousing, strip threads
or damae the clutch or piliot
is you throw out on right
have you tried turing the tail shaft as you apply gentle pressure inward
Does your alignmet tool go in and out smoothly
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Old Mar 19, 2005 | 08:57 PM
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Jack the front of the motor up so that the back-end angles down, and it will slide right in,
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Old Mar 19, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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i just put my trans back in today
it always gets stuck at that point you just have to get the right angle
it can be a bitch but it will go
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Old Mar 19, 2005 | 11:57 PM
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I did not change the pilot bearing- It was changed 2 months ago by a shop. I took the tranny off to get a rebuild. Reinstalled my spec clutch with a new flywheel and that's it.

Alignment of clutch disk is perfect

Not close enough to start the bolts. I'll try turning the trailshaft
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by TripleBlackRamAirT/A
Jack the front of the motor up so that the back-end angles down, and it will slide right in,
Yeah I did the same thing. Just place the jack on the crank pulley and jack up. Also loosen all the bolts that hold the K member to the body, this will give u 2-3 inches to play with.
Mike
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 06:24 AM
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I had to get my trans jacked up so it was just about hitting the floor, slid it past the reinforcement on the floor, jacked it up again, and it slid right in. In other words the trans needs to hug the floor as you slide it forward.
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You need to be carefull installing a trans so as it weight is not supported by the clutch disc hub. The input shaft engaged into the splines of the hub & the trans danging is not a good thing. Your clutch will thank you.
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 12:15 AM
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I had a problem with this when I did my conversion, but my slave cylinder wouldn't compress. The bolts weren't long enough to start so I got some longer bolts, I know you might strip the bolts but it worked for me. Once I got it in far enough I used the original bolts. If all else fails give it a shot.
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 07:39 AM
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i also suggest trying longer bolts. bolt is a m10x1.75. try something longer. any hardware store will have them.
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 07:55 AM
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Don't buy longer bolts if it dosn't slide in don't force it in!
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 11:22 AM
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If it is your slave keeping you from getting it in, don't get longer bolts, just open the bleeder.
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I got it about an inch away from the bell housing, then got the bolts in there and bolted it up. Now I can't get the driveshaft in.. i must be drivetrain retarded or something. It's sticking into the tailshaft about 3/4 inch, but it won't go any further. Tried a little grease, still nothing.
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by SiL3NtXWS6
I got it about an inch away from the bell housing, then got the bolts in there and bolted it up. Now I can't get the driveshaft in.. i must be drivetrain retarded or something. It's sticking into the tailshaft about 3/4 inch, but it won't go any further. Tried a little grease, still nothing.

I had the same problem. My tailshaft bushing got distorted when I installed it. The tranny place I got the parts from(which was closed for a week when this happened) told me this is fairly common. They claim that you need to use a press to put the new bushing in, you cannot drive it in with a driver and hammer.

I ended up pulling my tranny back out and putting in the longer bronze no-walk bushing from Rockland Gear.

Good luck!!
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 09:35 PM
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If i have to do that, i'll be so mad...

I did not install the bushing, a transmission shop did.
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Old Mar 21, 2005 | 09:50 PM
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The new bushing is tight on the driveshaft when you first install it. As soon as you drive it, it will be fine. I had to tap my driveshaft in with a hammer and a 2x4.
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